LONDON — Emma Raducanu’s plan is to push her body through Wimbledon. There are events so special that it is worth putting your body on the line, the home favourite explained.
“There are certain tournaments you’re willing to do more for, put yourself on the line more for, risk more for. For me, of course, Wimbledon is that,” she told journalists in London. The 2021 US Open champion is scheduled for the first match on Court 1 this Monday in the first round against Croatian Antonia Ruzic.
Raducanu has been carrying a right leg injury since the clay season. At Queen’s in mid-June, she enjoyed one of her most successful weeks, reaching the final while managing ongoing treatment on her leg. The world number 10 gave details of the problem: “I have a lower-leg niggle that I’ve been dealing with since before Queen’s. I’ve been managing it, but after five matches after having not competed for a while, I think it was just a lot of load.”
CLAY revealed midweek the difficult physical condition of the 23-year-old, who was spotted wearing a protective boot leaving Aorangi Park, the All England Club’s training complex.
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Raducanu did not train between Tuesday and Thursday. On Friday, she cut short her practice session with Russian player Anna Kalinskaya. She said she had played for an hour without issue before that session. She moved carefully and wore a bandage on the affected area, as she also had during her press conference.
“Today (Saturday) I did feel better on the court, so that’s a positive sign,” she said.
